adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Like a hack; amateurish.
2. 2
   Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite) informal
3. 3
   Filthy or totally dirty. Geordie
4. 4
   Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds. informal
5. 5
   Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking. colloquial

   "A hacky cough. A hacky laugh. A hacky breath. A hacky howl."

Synonyms

All synonyms

backseat driverbullwhackercabdrivercarterchauffeurcoachman

Example

More examples

"Do you know how to play hacky sack?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hack + -y.

Etymology 2

Alteration of hackneyed.

Related phrases

hacky sackhacky dorty

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